fine-tuning

[ fahyn-TOO-ning ]noun

Training an existing AI a bit further on your own examples, so it behaves the way you want.

Explanation

Usually the wrong first move. Most problems people bring to fine-tuning turn out to be about what you showed it or how you asked, and both are far cheaper to fix.

Related words

• RAG — Looking things up in your own documents and handing the relevant bits to the AI at the moment you ask, instead of hoping it already knew.
• system prompt — Standing instructions that apply to every message in a conversation, sitting behind whatever you type.